Mesopotamia
What is "geography?"
the study of the physical features of the earth, such as bodies of water, lands, mountains, etc.
Hindus bathe in and worship this river that runs through India and Bangladesh.
The Ganges River
This major body of water flows through Egypt
The Nile River
Why was Greece separated into city-states?
The geography of mountains and hills made it so they all had to separate
What type of government did Rome have after the fall of the Roman Monarchy?
Republic
What was Hammurabi's Code?
The first ever set of written laws, in anceint Mesopotamia
Who is the most important member of the Roman Catholic church?
The pope
What did Egpytians invent to improve their communication?
Papyrus
Athens cared about______, but Sparta cared about _____
art and trade; war and military
Who makes up the Senate?
Patricians
What is a river valley?
An area between 2 mountains or hills where a river flows, provides very good conditions for farming
The 10 Commandments are a part of which religion?
Christianity
To keep their body preserved, so it could reunite with the soul in the afterlife
Who is the goddess of love and beauty
Make sure to go back and study the gods!
Who makes up the Assembly?
Plebeians
How was cuneiform written?
With a wooden punch and clay tablet
What was the Hindu Caste system in India, which was eliminated in the 1940s?
An unchangable heirarchy of classes that ranked some people as princes, and some as "untouchables"
Why did the Egyptians build the Pyramids?
As temples and protection for the bodies of Greek pharaohs
What is a direct democracy?
A system of government where everybody votes for every law
What were the Twelve Tables?
The set of Roman laws put in the Forum for all to see
How did people find food in the Paleolithic era?
What is the idea in Buddhism that you should try to live between poverty and wealth?
The Middle Way
What is the big difference between heiroglyphics and cuneiform?
What were important elements of Greek architecture?
Use of marble and pillars
What are the three branches of government in Roman Republic